When Harvey Met Bob
When Harvey Met Bob is a 2010 television film, written by Joe Dunlop, dramatising the relationship between musician Bob Geldof and concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith as they organize the massive fundraising concert Live Aid in 1985. Directed by Nicholas Renton, the film stars Domhnall Gleeson as Geldof and Ian Hart as Goldsmith.
| When Harvey Met Bob | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Drama Comedy |
| Written by | Joe Dunlop |
| Directed by | Nicholas Renton |
| Starring | Domhnall Gleeson Ian Hart Antonia Campbell-Hughes Chris Dunlop |
| Theme music composer | Queen |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Catherine Magee |
| Cinematography | Owen McPollin |
| Editor | Tony Cranstoun |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Blast! Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Element Pictures Great Meadow Productions |
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The film was first broadcast on 26 December 2010 on BBC Four and later in Sweden the following year.
Critics praised Gleeson's performance as Geldof, but wrote that Geldof's mixed motives and the true toughness of Goldsmith were insufficiently explored.
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